Glass-making machine



March 30 1925. 1,578,926

(5. A. SHEELDS GLASS MAKING MACHINE Filed Feb. 19. 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 amuewto'z Gum) Marc 3% 1926.

G. A. $HIELDS GLASS MAKING MACHINE Filed Feb. 19 1923 2 SheetsS'neet 2 \WY W glass, and has for its M on coumua} ome.

amiss-me To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gsonen A. SHIELDS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and 5' is closed by a trough 6 for containing the molten glass 7, said trough including sec-' tions 8 and 9, and constitutes a bottom for said chamber.

State of Ohio, have invented certain new, Arranged above the. chamber 5 is the 00 and useful Improvements in Glass-Making Machines, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention is directed to improvements in machines for making sheet primary object to t produce a machine of is character constructed in such manner that sheet glass,

such as window glass can be produced in an extremely simple and practical manner. A further object of the invention is to provide a-maehine so constructed that the trough for receiving the molten glass can be separated to permit the molten glass therein to gravitate to a. plurality of selectively adjustable rollers for forming sheets of glass of various classes, such as Florengas at 18, the section 17 having pivotally tine, wire, factory and corrugated glass.

A still further object of the invention is to provide novel means of elevating the sheets from high grade Window glass after the same has been drawn.

With these and other objects in View, 'as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangements of. parts, and hereinafter to be fully described and pointed out in the ap ended claims.

n the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a diagrammatic sectional view through the machine,

Figure 2 is a sectionalview taken at right an Ice to Figure 1,

igure 3 1S a=sectional view on line 3-3 ofFlgurel', I

Figure-4 is a diagrammatic view of the lower set of rollers, sliowing the same used for making wire glass or corrugated glass,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary side view of i the elevator chain, an

Figure 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6 of Fi re 5. Re erringtc the drawings 1 designates the melting chamberfand 2- the communicating refining chambenin the latter there being mounted a vertically adjustable gate 3 to cut off or regulate the flow of molten glass through the passage 4 to the flow;

chamber 5. The lower end of the chamber",

drawing chamber 10 defined by-the abutments 11 which are spaced to provide a slot 12. Each abutment has depending therevfrom vertical bafiles 13 which serve to prevent flame from the gas burners ltcoming into direct contact with the glass; being drawn, but at the same time assuring that the flow chamber will be properly heated for elficient manipulation of the molten glass. I

Disposed below the trough 6 is a sup-i ple nental chamber? 15 which consists of sections 16 and 17, the latter'supporting the section 9 of the trough 6, while the former is movable independently of the section 8,

the purpose of which will appear later.

The sections 16 and 17 are normally spaced,

associated therewith a closure 19 adapted to normally close the space between the sections so that heat from the burners 20, which project into the chamber 15 will be retained to heat the same and the bottom of the trough 6. The sections 16 and 17 arejboth provided with wheels 21 adapted to roll ,on the rails 22 so that said sections can be moved when desired, it being of course understood that when the section 17 housing 24, communication with the charm-h her 10 being had through aslot 25 formed in the top of said chamber, said housing having a slot 26 in the top thereof for the passage of the sheet f2], which is projected there- 1 through by the elevating mechanism '28.

The elevating mechanismcomprises a pair a of parallel arranged shafts 29--.vvhich are 'journaled in the sides of'the housingand each shaft has secured thereto sprocketsBO.

Around each set of sprockets are trained the sprocket chains 31 connected by closely related transverse slats 32, preferably of wood, i

and may be covered with asbestos, said chains bein whic are rotatably mounted on shafts 332 also trained around the rollers 32" hengersM, the upper ends of whic y andsrepivotellysupported in any suitable manner by the side walls of the housing 24,

and eta-points below the shafts'29. 'Ihus'it will be seen that these rollers are suspended in such manner as'to swing toward each other-fend consequently imparts sufficient.

friction to the slats 321w cause the same to grip the sheet 27 toceus'e the same to be moved upwardly through the slotl26, after which the sheets are transferred to the an nestling chamber for final treatment. Disposed transverse] oi the housmg is e ide strip 33 w ich the glass passes when lug lifted by the elevating mechanism 28, and serves to guide ahand cutting tool so that the glass can be separated in sheets of 'redetermined length as it leaves the housmgfd.

isposed below the supplemental chamber are frumes 34 arranged in transverse- 1y spaced paths, and suitably supported by said frames are u per and lower rollers 35 and 36, respective y, each roller having as sociatcd therewith sprocket 37 which are engaged by a sprocket chain 38 so traineil as to drive the rollers simultaneously. The frames 34' are provided with wheels 39 adapted to roll on the rails 40, thereby permitting the frames to move toward oraway from eechpther. Since these frames are movable it/is necessary to utilize an idler 4:1 to retain the chain 38 under proper tension, snidi idler being supported uponthe upperv end of the pivotally mounted lever 42, there being a, weight 43 flexibly connected with the lever bOpI'fitdiIbthQ chain 38 at proper tension. A motor 44 serves to actuate the chain 38 so that theseme will cause the chain to travel in the direction of the arrow in Figure Lthereby imparting simultaneously to the rollers 35end 36 rotary movement in a direction to feed glass in a workable state in e. downwardfiirection, 't being of course understood that this movement may be reversed upon simplgn reversln the motor 44. The frames 34" have associated therewith levers 45 which can be manipulated to move the frames, and thust'he rollers 35 and 36 toward or away from each other desired.

The upper rollers 35 are adjustable inde pendently of the frames 34 through thelmedium of the boxes 46 which support the ends of the roll shafts 47. The rollers 35 are rovided with a plu rality of spaced perip eral annular ribs 47 '1 which serve to center the wire 48 in the workable glass 49 while the same is passing-j between the rollers 35 and 36. It will be ap-l parent that these ribs will score the glass as it passes between the rollers, but as the glass passes between the lower rollers 36 these scores will be closed by the pressure of said rollers; When making wire glass the rollers 50,the upper suriace ofwhich' is provided with longitudinal corrugations 51 win match the corrugations 52 on the roller 53, said roller being geared to the table 50 at 54, whereby when the table is moved rotary movement will be imparted to the roller 53 so that glass passing in sheet form downwardly between the rollers 36 will be drawn with the table under the roller 53 to form' the sheets with corrugations, such glass being used for numerous purposes. The tal'gIe 50 is provided with wheels 55 which travel on the rails 56 of the supports 57 Located in the drewing'chamber 10 is a pair of parallel arranged asbestos covered feeding" rollcrs'58 which are capable of lateral adjustment in any approved manner, whereby the some may be adjusted to grip the workable glass priming thercthrough before it enters the housing 24.

To produce glass for making Window panes and the like a belt (not shown) is dropped between the elevating mechanism 28 and between the rollers 58 and into the trough 6. The bait is then lifted so that the glass will be drawn betweeii the rollers 58 and upwardlybetween the slats 32 of the elevating mechanism, which are caused to travel in any suitable manner in an upward direction, thus projecting the sheets upwardly through the slbt 26, and since the glass has been severed at the guide strip 33' it is reedily separated into sheets of predetermined length, and then subjected to an annealing process, as is customary.

It sometimes happens that the glass being drawn from the chamber 10 separates, and a part thereof falls book into the trough 6 which changes the condition of the molten glass in-said trough to'such an extent that clear window glass can not be produced under such conditions, since the glass in the trough becomes cordy or stri In order to utilize this glass, the section 9 is moved outwardly through the medium of the lever 23, thus permitting the glass from the trough to how downwardly to be acted upon b* the rollers 35 or 36, to make either wire g ass or corrugated glass, or in fact any type of rough glass. It will be of course understood that as soon as the section 9 is moved outwardly that the closure 19 drops to its open position to permit molten glass to pass throu h the space between the sections 16 and 1%.

The gate. will be closed so that glass from the "melting chamber 2 can not pass into the flow chamber 5 when it is being drawn for action upon by the rollers 35 and 36.

Theroilers 33 are provided. with lo tudins-liy arranged blades '59, seid ble, es

mesons being adapted to cut the glass as it passes between said rollers, it being of course under stood that the cutting action takes place after each roller has made a complete revolution and the blades lie adjacent each other.

What is claimed is:

1. In a glass machine, a flow chamber including a trough for receiving molten glass, a drawing chamber. above the flow chamber, a supplemental chamber below the flow chamber, an. elevating mechanism mounted above the drawing chamber, said drawing chamber being in communication with the housing to permit sheet glass to be drawn from the drawing chamber for engagement with the elevating mechanism, said trough and supplemental chamber including separable sections. for simultaneous movement away from each other to permit glass to flow in a downward direction from the trough and through the supplemental chamber. v

2. in a glass machine, a communicating drawing and flow chamber, means for drawing continuous glass sheets upwardly from [he fiow chamber through the drawing chamber, an elei 'ating mechanism located above the drawing'chamber for moving the sheet glass from the drawing chamber, means for separating the flow and supplemental chambers to-permit glass to flow downwardly when the drawing operation chamber between which the glass is rolled in its downward movement.

3. in a glass machine, a flow chamber, a housing mounted above said chamber, plate elevating means operatively mounted in said housing comprising, spaced sprocket carrying shafts, rollers suspended'by endless sprocket chains from said shafts so as to rotate therewith and to swing toward each other.

4. In a glass machine, a flow chamber including a trough for receiving molten glass, means for drawing the glass upwardly from the trough in sheet form, means operable independently of said first named means for discharging the glass from said trough in aldownward direction, and means operating on the glass discharged in a downward direction for shaping the same into sheet formation.

5. The method of manufacturing sheet glass which consists in drawing from the top of a body of molten glass sheets of pure clear glass and rolling the same into smooth flat form for use as transparent panels, inseparately removing from the bottom of the body of molten glass the impure or imperfect forms thereof and in rolling the same into sheet form for use as glass panels" possessing properties other than complete transparency.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

has ceased, and a plurality of laterally adiustable rollers below the supplemental GEORGE A. SHIELDS. 

